Machine for analyzing and printing upon record cards



J. T. scHAAFF Oct.. 18, 1932.

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MACHINE FOR AALYZING AND PRINTING UPON RECORD CARDSv Filed July 6. 192710 Sheets-Sheet 10 m lI Patented Oct. 18, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE JOHN T. SCHAAFF, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT 0F COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR TOTHE TABU- LATING MACHINE COMPANY, OF ENDICOTT, NEW YORK, A CORPORATIONOF NEW JERSEY MACHINE FOR ANALYZING AND PRINTING UPON RECORI) CARDSApplication led July 6, 1927. Serial No. 203,765.

In the .tabulating machine art, it is the common practice to perforaterecord cards with statistlcal data in the form of perforations. Theposition of each perforation in an index column of the card determinesthe data are usually passed through tabulating 1na-' chines Where undercontrol' of the index perforations. the data is accumulated or listed orboth. The cards are generally perforated in punchingv devices. Readingof the perforated cards while easy for an experienced person issometimes ditiicult for one who is not familiar with the general system.To facilitate the reading of the cards it has accordingly been proposedto print above each column in one line at or adjacent the top of thecard. the data indicated by the perfora tions n the several columns.

The object of the present invention is to provide a machine for thispurpose capable of rapidly and accurately printing the perforated dataabove each column in one line.

More specifically, one of the objects of this invention is to analyzethe perforations and print the data corresponding thereto while the cardis in one position.

Another object is to provide analyzing mechanism serving to position theprinting mechanism.

Still another object is to provide new and novel means to stop thefeeding mechanism for the cards when the card jams or the card supply isexhausted. The invention also aims to 2nclude an improved printingribbon mechanism.

Other objects of the invention will be disclosed in the subsequentportions of the speciiication.

In the drawings, y

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the machine.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the machine With certain portions cut away toshow parts underneath.

Fig. 3 is an elevation of the machine from the side opposite that shownin Fig. 1.

Fig. 4- is a longitudinal sectional view taken along the center of themachine.

Fig. 5 is atop sectional view on. line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a front sectional view on line 6 6 of Fig. 4.

Figs. 7 and 8 are details of the type striking mechanism at differentpoints in the cycle.

Fig. 9 is a secti Fig. 6.

Fig. 10 is a detail view of the automatic stop for the feed mechanism.

Fig. 10a is a detail of the switch c andl its connected parts.

Fig. 11 is a front View of one of the ribbon spool mechanisms.

Fig. 12 is a section on line 12--12 of Fig. 11.

Fig. 13 is a top view of the spool when the ribbon is entirely unreeledtherefrom.

Fig. 14. is a section on line lll-14: of Fig. l omitting all but theribbonl mechanisms.

Fig. 15 is an illustration of the record card.

Fig. 16 shows the circuit diagram of the electrical elements of themachine.

The general operation of the machine may be understood from Figs. 1 and2 in which theusual card magazine is indicated generally at A, theanalyzing and printing seetion at B and the discharge rack at C. Afterperforated cards have been placed in the magazine A and the main lineswitch S closed the machine may be put into operation by depressing thestart key shown at the left in Fig. l. The cards in the magazine arethen fed one at a time by suitable picker mechanism to the analyzing andprinting section B Where their motion is arrested temporarily and theirindex points analyzed. After the analysis of each card and while thecard is still at rest in analyzingposition suitable printing mechanismunder control of the analyzing devices edects printing of the chanacters represented by the index points thereon. This printing is done onthe card itself and is preferably located along the upper edge of thecard as indicated in Fig. 15,

onal view 0n line 9h-9 of in Which the character represented by theeration is completed the card is automatically delivered to a conveyorsystem, consisting 1n this case of moving belts 101, which deliver it tothe discharge rack C from which one or a collection of them may bereadily removed by the machine operator.

In detail, 10 is the main driving shaft driven in any suitable mannerfrom motor 11 as through worm 12 and Worm gear 13 (Figs. 3 and 5). Crankarm 14 on main shaft 10 indirectly effects the feed of the record Cardsone at a time, from supply magazine A. Pivoted to crank arm 14 is aconnecting rod 15 for oscillating arm 16 and a sleeve 17 (Figs. 10 and10a) fixed to the arm about a rod 2l extending across the width 'of themachine and journalled on pins 21a (Fig. 3), rigidly secured to theframe sides. A pair of levers 18 are lixed by sleeves 18a to the rod 21to oscillate therewith. Pivoted to each lever is a link 19 connected vtothe slidable ,picker 20. f'Encircling the Arod 21 at the sides ofthelevers 18 are coil `springs 22 having one of their ends fixed to theframe and the other ends 23 in contact with the levers 18 urging thelatter in a card feeding direction and in rthe normal operation of themachine holding a rod 25 fixed to'levers 18 firmly seated Within arecess 24 (Fig. 3) of arm 16. Rod 25 seated in recess 24 can be moved bysprings 22 no faster than arm 16 is moved by crank 14. Consequently themovement of levers 18 attached to rod 25 islimited by the movementof'arm 16. In the counterclockwise movement of arm 16, as viewed in Fig.3, levers 18 are urgedby springs 22 1n a direction to effect the feed ofa card by picker 20. Upon the clockwise oscillation of levers 18, recess24 engages rod 25 to force levers 18 against the action of springs 22into position for feeding another card.

To provide for positively stopping the feeding action of picker 20 whenthe card being fed buckles or meets an obstruction, a pawl 26, (Figs. 5and 10) provided with `a thumb piece 27 is mounted on rod 25. In thenormal operation of the feeding means, pin 29 extending from the side ofthe upper end of arm 16 contacts with a pin 30 on pawl 26 to prevent thepawl nose from dropping into the notches of ratchet` 28. When the cardbuckles or meets an obstruction, further travel of levers 18 is retardedand they recede from arm 16. As a result pin 29 disengages pin 30permitting pawl 26 to drop into a vnotch on ratchet 28 thus holding arms18 kstationary and relieving the feeding pressure from the record card.

` Provision is also made for stopping the operation of the pickermechanism when the supply of cards in the magazine 1s exhausted.Referring to Fig. 10, pivoted to a fixed part of the frame. on pin 32 isan arm 33 having-f a notch 34 in one end adapted to engage a rod 35carried by the levers 18. Also pivoted on pin 32 is an arm 36 the upperend of which enters an opening 38 in the bottom of the card magazine.Arms 33 and 36 are urged to move into alignment by a plate spring 31 butare limited in this movement by a shoulder 170 on arm 36 which shoulderextends under the arm 33. The distribution of weight of the parts of thearms is such that the assembled arms tend to swing clockwise, as viewedin F ig.v10. Such movement is prevented by the contact of the cards inthe magazine with the upper end of arm 36 so that in the normaloperation of the machine, the arm 33 'is raised to permit rod 35 on feedlevers 18 to pass under it.A When `spring connection between arms 33 and36 is to prevent'the picker arms from being suddenly released in theevent that the supply of cards is replenished in the magazine. Shouldthe cards be replenished, arm 36 will be pressed down yieldinglyrelative to 'arm 33, the latter not disengaging bar 35 until the arm 16actuatedjby connecting rod 15 has returned to home position. Under theseconditions, the notc'h 24 in the arm 16 will push the arms 18 slightlyclockwise allowing-.arm 33 to be released from bar 35 and to return tounlatching position.\

Picker 20-feeds the card throughl guides 39 (Fig. 4) into analyzingposition between upper and lower plates 40. The card is posi-- tivelyarrested in this position by stops 41, journalled on shaft 42, whichfall by gravity into the path of the card at the proper time in themachine cycle. Upper and lower plates 40 have perforations 43registering with each other and with the index point positions of thecard when its end abuts stops 41.

A box frame 44 is slidable in guides 45 above- 10. When the cam followerof rods 50 leave the raised portion of cam 51 frame 44 descends,permitting pins 48 to drop through the perforations int-he upper plate40. The surface of the card in analyzing position, restrains furthermovement of the pins except where a punch mark occurs in which case thepin falls below the lower plate 40 until the head of the pin engages thetop of the upper horizontal guide plate 46.

The printing mechanism employed in this machine consists ofdifferentially slidable type bars 52 (see Fig. 9). Each type bar movesin al'gnmentwith a corresponding card column and is provided with adepending ear 58. A slot 54 in each ear cooperates with a pin 55 on anoscillating arm 56 loosely jpurnalled on shaft 57 (Figs. 5 and 9) andfrictionally driven therefrom by contact with the s'des of washers 58keyed to shaft 57.

The sides of the washer are held in close frictional contact with thesides of arms 56 by means of springs 59 adjustably compressed by nuts'60. The end of shaft 57 projects to the outside of the machine casing(Figs. 3 and 5) and has a crank 61 thereon. Pivoted to the free end ofcrank 6l is a link 62 which "s also connected through a pin and-slotconnection to the Worm gear 13 (see Fig. The pin and slot connectionthus serves to drive shaft 57 and consequently the sliding type bars 52which advance until lugs 72 thereon (see Fig. 9) Contact the analyzingpins 48 which have dropped below plates 40 through the indexperforations "n the record card. There is a close frictional contactbetween the sides of pins 48 and lugs 72 which would tend to prevent therise of pins 48 when box-frame 44 is lifted by cams 5l. To obviate anypossibil'tv of interference in the proper operation of the analyzingpins, pro vision4 must be made to retract the type bars before the pinsare moved up. rl`he crank pin connection to the link 62 driving shaft 57is 'nadequate for this purpose because a slightl dwell of the shaft isfound to occur at each end of the stroke causing the bars to practicallyremain at rest while cam 45l rapidly raises the analyzing pins. To makecertain that the printing bars are retracted before the pins 48 areraised7 slot 64 is elongated to en able play of the crank pin 63 to takeplace. therein. This is desirable only at the right hand end of thestroke as viewed in Fig. 8 and therefore play is suppressed at the lefthand end of the stroke by closing slot 64 by means of a pivoted lever 65carrying a roller 66. one end of which moves in an arcuate slot- 67 inlink 62 and is urged toward the lower end of the slot by spring 68. Whenthe spring 63 during the driving operation moves to the end of slot 64opposite roller 66, the latter moves behind pin 63 and holds it in thisend of slot 64, thereby resulting effectively in a straight pivot-edconnection between the link '62 and the worm wheel 13.'. As the crankpin approaches the right hand end of the stroke, an extension 69 fixedto the m'achine frameprojects into the path of the lever. and is solocated that it encounters the end of this lever and rocks it clockwiseagainst the action of spring 68, moving the roller` 66 from behind thepin 63 just as a cam` 7 0 rigidly attached to the frame engages 'aroller 71 on the free end of link 62. The slot 64 now being open, crankpin 63 is free to play therein without producing any horizontal movementof link 62 and thus not resulting in driving the type bars. But as thecrank pin still gives a vertical motion to the link 62, the roller 71 onthe end of the link moves up on the cam which is designed to impart ahorizontal motion to the link resulting in retracting the printing barsindependently of the crank pin and before the crank would ordinarilyfunction in a straight driving connection. In this manner interferencewith the motion of the analyzing pins 48 is effectively and positivelyprevented.

The type bars 52 see Fig. 9) are advanced in the paths of theircorresponding cardcolumns by shaft 57 towards the analyzing mechanismuntil lugs 72 on the. type bars contact those pins 48 which have droppedthrough the punched index points in the cards and consequently are intheir path. The type bars are thus located in different positions bytheir corresponding analyzing pins 48. The type bar when arrested by apin in its' path is positionedso that type lug 73 on the type 4 barcorresponding to the data on the card indicated by the analyzing pin islocated beneath ribbon E and platen D in position to print onsthe cardin the space/above the card column. For example, if the pin has dropped,Athrough a perforation in the 4 position of the card column, type lug 73representing character 4 will be at the printing position. Each typelug78 at the printing position is actuated by a hammer 74, pivoted onthe frame bar 75 by means of a single rod 76 serving as pivot for allthe hammers. The forward end of the hammer is guided between verticalpins 77 fixed to a` stationary bar 78 extending the width of themachine. To Cushion the fall of the hammers, a cushioning material 79 isprovided on bar 78 which also has fixed thereto an angle bar 80 toprevent the hammer ends from leaving guide pins 77. The operation of thehammers can be clearly understood from a consideration of Figs. 7 and 8.To actuate the hammer, a compound lever action is resorted toconsistingof a pair of links 8l and 82 at each side of the machine.Lever 8l is pivoted to one end of the lever 82 at 88 and is vieldinglyattached to the other end of lever 82 by meansof coil spring 84 whichtends to swing link 8l towards lever 82. The movement of the leverstowards each other is controlled by cam 85 on main drive shaft l0engaging one end of a link 86 pivoted at its other end to lever 8l andloosely guided' in adjustable guides 87 and 88. Lever 82 is A oscillatedabout fixed pivot 89 by a cam 90 on shaft 10 being held in contacttherewith by spring 91. As shown in Fig. 7 the 11ammer end 92 isretained in its inactive position by engagement with a detent bar 93attached to the upper arm of lever 82. As shaft 10 rotates from theposition shown in Fig. 7 to that in Fig. 8, cam movespivot 83 on theupperarm of lever 82 towards the hammer end, detent bar 93 disengagesthe hammer end and link 81 moving with pivot 83 approaches the hammer.At the same time cam 85 through link 86 oscillates link 81 about pivot83 so as to move its hammer actuating bar 94 towards the lower-end ofhammer head 92 until link 86 drops off the raised portion of cam 85whereupon spring 84 actuates the bar 94 upward causing it to impart arapid oscillation to the hammer which strikes the type lug directlyabove it to print `the desired data into the space above the indexcolumn. Immediately after the printing blow has been effected, the endof lever 82 drops off ca1n90, the lever oscillatesl rapidlycounterclockwise and bar 93 thereon engages the hammer end 92 andpositively withdraws the hammer from the type lug, obviating anytendency of the hammer to hang on the type lug and interfere wit-h themovement of theitype carrier away from printing position.

To raise stops 41, (Figs. 2 and 4) out of the path of the card afterprinting, a bellcrank 95 at each side of the machine is keyed to shaft42 on which the stop is mounted. The shaft .is Aoscilliated by linkage96 from ca1n=97 on the main shaft with which it is held in engagement byspring 98. At the lower end of bell crank 95, a roller 99 is rotatablymounted for cooperation with roller 100 continuously operated by proper`gearing from the main shaft to advance the card to belt conveyor 101which feeds it to the stacking mechanism. The upper end of the bellcrank 95 is provided with a notch 102 which engages a pin 103 on stop41. When linkage 96 is in contact with the depressed portion of cam 97bell crank 95 oscillates clockwise, as viewed in Fig. 4, to cause notch102 to engage pin 103 and raise stop 41 and at the same time, bell crank95 approaches feed roll 99 to feeding relation with roller 100. Therelative locations of notch 102 and roller 99 are such that notch 102functions before roller 99 reaches feeding position. The rollers 99 and100 feed the card to the belt conveyor 101 which runs on rollers 104 and105, the belt receiving motion from roller 104. continuously rotatedfrom the main shaft 10. Pivoted rollers 106 keep the belt in feedingengagement with the card which lis conveyed onto a plate 107 slidablyguided by means of lugs 108 'on vertical bars 109. Screw 110 actuatesplate 107 through a threaded connection. In order to rotate screw 110 aratchet 111 fixed to one end thererotate the spool and wind the ribbonthereon.

To impart this movement to the feed pawl, member 119 to which itisattached is raised once every cycle of the machine by an oscil latingbar 121 which engages the lower side of a. pin 122 attached to anextension 123 of member 119. Bar 121 is fixed to the end of a shaft 124which is oscillated by linka-ge 125 from shaft 57 of the printingmechanism (see Fig. 4). As shaft 124 is oscillated, the bar 121 in itsupward movement engages the pin 122 to lift the feed pawl and rotate thespool. In its downward movement, bar 121 permits the pin 122 and thefeed pawl to drop b gravity. lVhen the ribbon is entirely woun on onespool, shifting mechanism comes into action to cause rotation of thisspool to cease and rotation of the other spool to begin. In Fig. 14, theposition of the parts of the ribbon mechanism during shifting is shown.The left hand spool has been rotating to wind the ribbon thereon, whilethe right hand spool has been rotated by the pull of the ribbonand isshown with the ribbon entirely unreeled therefrom. Attached to the endof the ribbon is a bail 126 (Fig. 13) pivsoted to the spool sides at 127and having a projection 128. As the end of the ribbon on'the right handspool (Fig. 14) attempts to leave the spool, it pulls on the bailcausing it to pivot upward, and as a result bail projection 128 contactsthe inclined under side of an arm 129 which has an extension 130constrained by contact with the ribbon lframe F and a pin 131 to slideagainst the ribbon frame. As a result, when bail end 128 engages the arm129 it forces the arm and the extension 130 upward. A pawl 132 ispivoted at one end to the extension and at the other end to a pin 133 onplate 134 rigid with the ribbon frame. When the extension moves upwardit moves the pawl about its pivot 133 'y 124 with it. Attachedto theother end of the l shaft 124 is the bar 121a of the other spool 116similar in its function and operation to bar 121 and as the shaft movesto the right it also moves bar 121e to the right. In this movement, bar121e engages the face of the feed pawl 118e and holds it disengagcdfromthe ratchet teeth 117eand inoperative to rotate the spool. The feed ofthe ribbon is thus completely shifted. To hold shaft 124 inpositionnntil shifted an impositive detent 139 on shaft 124 moves overthe end of a latching arm 140 pivotcd to the ribbon frame and yieldinglyheld in its up per position by a spring 141. The spi-ino| permit-s thedetent 139 to pass over the latch and engage its other' side by which itis held locked in position. As soon as the feed of the ribbon isshifted, plate 137 is moved back to its inactive position to the left.In order torelease the. pawl and permit it to engage and hold the plateinactive the plate naast be moved to the left against the force ofspring 138. For this purpose, a bell crank 143 is attached to the plateat one end 144 and in its inactive position, the plate keeps the otherend 145 of the belll crank out of the path of cam 146 on the outer .endof the main shaft projecting from the sides of the machine frame, asseen in Figs. 5 and 6. When the shifting mechanism 'causes the plate tomove to the right, it oscillates the end 145 of the bell crank into thepath of the cam 146 which when it comes into contact therewith, duringthe same or the succeeding cycle, moves the bell crank 144 and the plateconnected thereto to the left, permitting the pawl 132 to drop and holdthe plate in this position while cam 146 has no further effect on thebell crank the end 145 thereof being out of its path. Detent 147prevents retrograde movement of the spool by engagement with one set ofratchet teeth on the spool.

A spring-pressed friction knob 171 (Fig. 11) engages the end of thespool shaft to prevent overthrow of the spool from which the ribbon isbeing` unwound. Pivoted rods 172 are urged by gravity to maintaincontact with the ribbon and keep it taut at all times.

For the purpose of evenly distributingr the Wear on the` ribbon, spool.supporting frame F is given a transverse movement by means of aneccentric roller 148 which engages the Walls of a recess 149 therein. Torotate the cam,

` a ratchet wheel 150 on its shaft is actuated by a paivl 151 receivingmotion from link 113 of the card stacking` mechanism.

The control circuit for the motor is shown in Fig. 16. Parallel withmain, motor circuit Ca is a circuit CZLM Circuit Ca includes 5 contactsa and circuit C?) includes contacts b,

contacts c, magnet 152, and a suitable resistance It', in series. In thenormal operation of the machine, contacts c are open, causing magnet 152to stay deenergizacd. then contacts c are closed under certainconditions,

circuit Cb is completed to energize magnet 152 which attracts `itsarmature 153 against the influence of a spring 154. In order to startthemachine, the start key (Fig. 1) is depressed closing at the same timeboth contacts a and .1) which are retained in closed position by meanslof a notch 155 in the armature 153 which engages the upper l dades 156ofthe contacts. Contacts c consist ot aV sp ing blade 157 mounted on asleeve 17 (Fig. 10a) and a cooperating spring blade S mounted 0n asleeve 17". 'the sleeves are spaced from the rod 2l about which they arerotatably movable. The blades are fixed to and oscillated With-the arm16 and are held apart to keepv contacts c open by means of the rodengaging blade. 157 when the rod is fully seated in the recess 24 duringnormal feedlng action. Upon the interruption ofthe feeding action dueeither to absence ofcards in the magazine or the card meeting anobstruction in its path.l rod 25 .vill recede from recess 24, asexplained above, permitting blade 157 to move toward blade 158 and closecontacts c. As a result, magnet 152 will beencrgizcd, attracting itsarmature 153 and permitting blades-156 to move up and open contacts frand Z). Opening of contacts a interrupts the motor circuit C0, stoppingthe operation of the machine. The stop key (Fig. 1) may be depressed tomanually operate armature 153 to open contacts a and b and stop theoperation of the machine. Current is carried to blades 157 and 158through their sleeves 17 and 17 by means of spring arms 169 (Fig. 10a),slidably engaging the sleeves.

To operate the machine manually a crank 159 may be clutched to the motorshaft through one-Way clutch 160. Pawls 161 (see Figs. 1, 4, and 9) onthe type bar actuating armsl 56 may be manually engaged with a. framebar 162 (Figs. 1 and 4) in order to keep any particular arm 56 and thetype bar actu ated thereby stationary and inactive.

When for any reason, the motor stops and a card is left under theconveying belts 101, manual means to move the belts are provided, sothat the card will'be fed to the stacking plate 107 These means consistof a gear train 167 which rotates rolls 104 to move the belts, the trainbeing operated by a hand crank 168. T he rollsA 104 being ordinarilydriven by a gear train 163 from main shaft 10, independent rotation ofrolls 104 will tend to rotate shaft 10 which movement is impossiblebecause of the locking action of Worm 12 on the gear 13 of the main'shaft. In order to disconnect rolls 104 from the main shaft and allowthem to be independently driven, a gear 164 of the gear train 163 isremoved from the train by being slid outwardly on its hub 165 againstthe force of a spring 166 contained in the hub, permittingthe operatorto rotate the rolls 104 by means of crank 168.

Briefly summarizing the operation of the' machine it may be assumed thatcards have been placed in the magazine thereby rocking the lever 33 sothat it will not interfere with the operation of feeding levers 18 andthat the main switch S has been closed. The start key should then bedepressed closing contacts a and b whereby the motor will start inoperation. If it so happens that the contacts c are closed at this time,as will be the case if the machine stopped at the end of its lastoperation owing to jamming of acard or to failure of cards in themagazine, it will be necessary to hold the start key down manually untilthe contacts c are opened by the engagement of the recess in lever 16with rod 25. This engagement, of course, by opening the contactsdeenergizes the control lmagnet whereupon the start key may be releasedand the machine will continue in operation. 'Spring 22 moves levers 18to actuate picker 20 and feed a card from the magazine A to the plates40. Stop 41 abuts the advance edge of the card and positions it with itsforward end between platen D and ribbon E. A The cam follower on rod 50of frame 44 then leaves the high portion of cam 51 and frame 44 drops,permitting pins 48 to descend and enter the punched index marks in thecard. In the meanwhile shaft 57 is oscillated by crank pin 63 tofrictionally move type bars 52 through arms 56. The type bars advanceuntil stopped by those pins 48 which have dropped through the indexcard. Cam then oscillates levers 82 releasing the hammer end 92 fromstop 93 and locating arm 81 in position` to actuate hammer 74. Link 86then leaves Y the high part of cam 85 and arm 81 is actuated by spring84 to cause bar 94 to operate the hammers. The hammer strikes the typelugs 73 stationed beneath platen B' and ribbon C thereby printing theanalyzed data on the card. Stop 41 is then raised out of the path of thecard by crank 95 which approaches roller 99 Aat the same time to feedingrelation with roller 100. The rollers feed the card lto belt conveyor101 which conveys the c ardonto the stack plate 107.

While I have shown 'and described and pointed out the fundamental novelfeatures of the invention as applied to a single modification it will beunderstood that various omissions and substitutions and changes in theform anddetails of the device illustrated and in its operation may bemade by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit ofthe invention. I intend to be llimited therefore only as indicated bythe scope of the following claims:

What is claimed is:

1. In a machine for printing on records, type carriers, means foranalyzing the records including stops to engage and arrest the typecarriers in printing positions corresponding to the analyzed record, andmeans for causing said type after the carriers have moved to printingpositions to print on a record while the latter is still in analyzingrelation to said analyzing means.

2. In a machine of the class described, differentially movable typecarriers and means to search records bearing index perforations, saidmeans including members movable through the perforations to engage oneend of the type carriers and arrest the latter in positions co1responding to the index perforations to print on the control carditself.

3. In a machine of the class described, differentially movable typecarriers, means to operate the type carriers from an initial positioninto printing position and means independent of the first means toinitiate movement of the type carriers out of printing position, thefirst-named means thereafter completing the return of the carriers tosaid initial position.

4. In a machine to print data on records, diiferentially movable typecarriers, a friction drive for the carriers, and mechanism to analyzethe records bearing p erforations including means to release the driveof the carriers and position them for printing data.

5. In a machine for analyzing and printing data on records,differentially movable type carriers, a releasable drive for thecarriers, mechanism to analyze the records including means to releasethe drive and position the carriers to print the analyzed record on thecard while it is in analyzing position. .6. In a machine for analyzlngand printing data on records, differentially movable type carriers, areleasable drive for the carriers, and analyzing means including membersmovable through therecord perforations to release the'drive andsimultaneously position the carriers in printing positions correspondingto the analyzed data to print on the'controlling record itself.

7. In a machinel for printing data on records, analyzing means forreading said 'records, means for automatically and cyclically l feedingrecords tothe analyzin means, printing means, means for movingv saidprinting means relative to said analyzing means and under controlthereof to printing position, and means for thereafter causing saidprinting means to print on a record in accordance with the analysisthereof and while the record is in analyzing relation to said analyzingmeans.

8. In a machine for printing on records,

a device for analyzing a record while the latter is at rest relative tothe analyzing means, a motor, means controlled by the motor foreffecting automatic cyclical feeding of the records to said analyzingdevice, printing means, means for moving the printing means to printingposition relative to and under control of the analyzing dev-ice, .andmeans for thereafter causing the printing means to lll lll

printen the control record itself in accordance with its analysis.r

9. In a.A printing machine, means for 'analyzing records bearingvdataland printing devices having a movement relative to said analyzing means,said printing devices bearing individual type elements, said analyzingmeans including members movable through the index points for engagingsaid printing devices to arrest said relative movement of the printingdevices and thereby position the type elements for printing inaccordance with the data on the analyzed card.

10. In a printing machine, means for. analyzing record cards, means forfeeding said cards to a predetermined position relative to saidanalyzing means, means for abutting a card to stop it in said position,means for ejecting the card from said position, a member attacheddirectly to said abutting means and said ejecting means to cause boththe latter means to move conjointly, and means for actuating said memberin timed relation to said feeding means.

11. In a record machine, means for operating on records, a stop forarresting the records in predetermined position relative t0- theoperating means, means for ejecting the records from said position, saidejecting' means being normally ine'ective to seize a record to ejectit`and a connecting linkdi` rectly joining the stop and the ejecting meansfor jointly displacing the stop Afrom the path of the record andrendering the ejecting means effective to seize and eject the record.

12. In a machine for operating on record sheets bearing index points, anelectricmotor drive, recording means cyclically movable under control ofsaid drive, said recordingl means including elements eachprovided with astop and analyzing means cyclically operable by said drive for readingthe index points of said record sheets including devices for engagingsaid stops to position the elements differentially in accordance withthe lanalysis of a sheet to make a record on the control sheet itself, asupply magazine for said sheets, and means operated by said drive forcyclically feeding a record from said magazine to said 'analyzing means.f

13. In a record machine-operating on cards having index point columns,a. card controlled feeler for sensing an inde-X point column, and aprinting device controlled thereby and movable relative thc-reto in thedirection of an index vpoint column into an operative position to make arecord on the card in substantial alinement with said column While thelatter is still in cooperation with the feeler.

14. In a record machine, means for reading record sheets, means forautomatically cyclically feeding record sheets, one at a time to saidreading means, and means conmeans for cyclically ejecting the sheet tothe receiver after the recording operation.

15. In a machine for operatingon records bearing coded items arranged inparallel control columns, a device for reading the coded items of arecord while the record and device are relatively at rest, and print,

ing members controlled by said device and substantially in line with thecont-rol columns of the record and operative while the relative readingposition between the device and record is being maintained for makinganluncoded imprint on the control record substantially inline with thecontrol columns.

16. In a machine for operating on records bearing index points arrangedin parallel columns to represent data, a device for reading the indexpointsl of a record while the record and device are relatively at restand means controlled by said device and operative While the relativereading position between the device and record is maintained forprinting Iadjacent each column an interpretation of the index point dataof each column.

17. In a machine for operating on records bearing index points, a devicefor reading all the index points of a record simultaneously, the deviceincluding stops, and bars having type mounted thereon, the bars beingarrested by' the stops to position type corresponding to the indexpoints for printing on the control record itself.

18. In a device for operating on records bearing index point columns, ananalyzing member movable through an index point in a record column, aprinting bar movable in the direction ofv a record column into Contactwith the analyzing member, and a series of type elements arranged alongsaid bar to correspond to the 'arrangement of index point positions inav record column, the elements being selected for operation according tothe arrested position of the bar to print directly on the recordadjacent the controlling column. g

19. In a device for operating on records bearing index points inparallel columns, a

pin box analyzer for reading the columns4 being movable transversely ofthe bar to efect 'an imprint on the control record, and

'means for releasably moving the'bars into contact with the pins of theanalyzer projecting through the index points of the record to therebyselect the elements for printing operation.

20. In a device for operating on records bearing index point columns, ananalyzer for sensing the index point columns of 'a record, a series oftype-carriers corresponding to the columns of a record, and means forfrictionally moving the carriers under control of the analyzer to locateone of the type on each carrier in printing position.

21. In a devie for operating on records bearing index points in parallelcolumns, 'an analyzer for sensing the index points of the columns of arecord, a plurality of parallel type carriers adapted to be moved intocontact with the Ianalyzer and arrested thereby in differentialpositions corresponding to the analysis of the index points, and meansfor at Will restraining movement of any one of said carriers. 1

In testimony whereof I hereto ax my signature.

JOHN T.' SCHAAFF.

